Would you rather live to 100 without your nuts? Or would you prefer to die 10-20 years sooner?

I have to admit, if the benefit were only 5 years I'd rather die sooner. But 10-20? That actually makes it a tough call....

After fathering children, if the quality of life was good in those extra 10-20 years I'd consider it.

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I've already got a child, so my testicles have served their purpose. Now they just swing around, get itchy and cause me undescribable amounts of pain and nausea when they get struck. I'd be quite happy to have the actual testicles removed and replaced with a cosmetic bollock. 10-20 years is a good chunk!

Depends on how you get old. If you get to be a 100 years old and can't do shit from your 70th birthday but sit in a wheelchair in a 4 by 4 room. I'd rather die at 70. If I get to be a 100 years old and run around like I do now, I'd maybe vote to get to a100. Since if its gone you won't be thinking any more about what you miss so actually don't miss it any more.

Depends on how you get old. If you get to be a 100 years old and can't do shit from your 70th birthday but sit in a wheelchair in a 4 by 4 room. I'd rather die at 70. If I get to be a 100 years old and run around like I do now, I'd maybe vote to get to a100. Since if its gone you won't be thinking any more about what you miss so actually don't miss it any more.

Generally your quality of life in your old age is directly related to your activity level. My grandfather on my father's side sat on his ass for as long as I'd known him and died at 80. My grandfather on my mother's side can't sit down for more than 10 minutes at a time without going crazy. He's 94 and still plays golf and walks every day.

It should be noted that it says in the article he linked that most of the castrated men had it done before they were teenagers. I feel like it might not have much effect on the lifespan of a human if it is done later in life, because the male sex hormones will have had that many more years to already be doing damage.

To answer the question though, I am undecided. I don't want children, and do not have any yet either, so that doesn't really factor into my decision. I also see the way some of these 80-100 year olds live and that doesn't look particularly appetizing either. If I were to get them taken out it wouldn't be to live longer, but perhaps as a 100% effective contraceptive technique.

This is quite the interesting topic, I wonder if a simple vasectomy would have the same effect as having them fully removed. Perhaps that working would help sway some of the people in here who want to keep their testes intact.

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Its not like when say someone who died at 70 still had a lot of life ahead of them.

I think people put too much emphasis on longevity over quality of life. Most people don't have the mental fortitude to live without their sex organs. If messes with your head since the one purpose of life everyone can agree on is to procreate. I mean you can go on living but you always like something is "missing" from your life.

I would pick to keep my boys. Enjoy a short life with family than spending the last 30 years alone possibly fighting old age. 30 years is a long damn time.